| 0.1 | NL
McCullum to Levi, 1 run, full on leg and swept fine, the throw is fired
in as they rush through for the single and Amla is just home as Baz
backhands it onto the stumps |
| 0.3 | NL McCullum to Levi, no run, full on leg and clipped to midwicket |
| 0.4 | NL
McCullum to Levi, SIX, well well, Levi gets down to sweep, completely
top edges it and amazingly it carries well over fine leg's head and over
the rope, that was not struck well at all |
| 0.5 | NL
McCullum to Levi, no run, fires this into the pads and the ball somehow
squeezes through the gap between pad and leg stump, Levi was beaten all
ends up there |
| 0.6 | NL McCullum to Levi, no run, gets forward and defends to midwicket |
| South Africa 8/0 RE Levi 7* (5b 1x6) |
| 1.2 | Bracewell
to Levi, SIX, poor ball down leg and Levi gets on the front foot and
flicks it away with far more power than his demeanour suggested and it
went high into the stands at backward square |
| 1.3 | Bracewell to Levi, no run, outside off and Levi is beaten as tries to pull |
| 1.4 | Bracewell
to Levi, SIX, banged in short on middle and Levi this time plays with
authority as he powerfully pulls it in between the stands at backward
square |
| 1.5 | Bracewell
to Levi, FOUR, poor bowling from Bracewell, full on leg and Levi flicks
it away again, the only saving grace for the bowler is that this is hit
along the ground so he only concedes four |
| 1.6 | Bracewell to Levi, no run, played into the off side to end a productive over for South Africa |
| South Africa 25/0 RE Levi 23* (10b 1x4 3x6) |
| 2.2 | NL McCullum to Levi, no run, fired into middle at 102kph and he defends to leg |
| 2.3 | NL
McCullum to Levi, 5 wides, poor there from the bowler, fired down leg
past both the flick by Levi and the gloves of Baz and it runs off to the
fence |
| 2.3 | NL
McCullum to Levi, 1 run, well well, flicks a full ball towards mid-on
who fumbles, they run on the misfield and the fielder fires in a flat
throw to Nathan McCullum at the bowler's end who takes the bails off.
Levi is in by the smallest of margins, but he only stays after initially
being given out on the screen within two seconds of the throw! Echoes
of Bruce Oxenford over in Brisbane |
| South Africa 31/1 RE Levi 24* (12b 1x4 3x6) |
| 3.1 | Southee to Levi, FOUR, full outside off and Levi heaves across the line through wide mid-on and it races away |
| 3.2 | Southee to Levi, no run, bangs in the bouncer outside off and Levi sways easily out of harm's way |
| 3.3 | Southee
to Levi, no run, again short outside off and this time Levi tries to
pull but can't connect, Southee is quick to have a few words as the War
of Wellington continues |
| 3.4 | Southee to Levi, 1 run, full toss which swung in late, squeezed out to long-on |
| South Africa 40/1 RE Levi 29* (16b 2x4 3x6) |
| 4.1 | Nicol to Levi, 1 leg bye, gets this to pitch on middle and turns down leg, hits Levi on the pad as he tries to sweep, rolls away |
| 4.4 | Nicol
to Levi, 2 wides, terrible ball miles down leg which Baz can't collect
cleanly, they run a wide in addition to the compulsory extra |
| 4.6 | Nicol
to Levi, SIX, in the slot outside off and Levi smacks it over the
long-off boundary and clocks a TV worker on the back of the head as he
tries to evade the ball whizzing at him |
| South Africa 51/2 RE Levi 35* (18b 2x4 4x6) |
| 5.4 | Southee
to Levi, SIX, that is a ludicrously good stroke, it is a short ball
aimed at his head at good pace, Levi is on the front foot and goes
through with a short-arm pull and sends the ball packing over the
midwicket boundary |
| 5.5 | Southee to Levi, no run, short outside off and Levi again tries to pull to leg and misses |
| 5.6 | Southee to Levi, 1 run |
| South Africa 63/2 RE Levi 42* (21b 2x4 5x6) |
| 6.1 | Hira
to Levi, SIX, and is dispatched first ball, Levi puts the front foot
down and lofts cleanly straight over the bowler's head over the team
dugouts |
| 6.2 | Hira to Levi, no run, tosses it up on leg and beats Levi, hit on the pad on leg |
| 6.3 | Hira to Levi, 1 run, hoists a short ball away into the deep at midwicket |
| 6.5 | Hira to Levi, 1 run, drives a full ball outside off down the ground to bring up an outstanding 50 from only 25 balls, he has given South Africa a quality start |
| South Africa 72/2 RE Levi 50* (25b 2x4 6x6) |
| 7.1 | Mills to Levi, 1 run, pulled away into the leg side |
| 7.3 | Mills
to Levi, SIX, doesn't time this well at all, probably a top edge, but
Levi has the power of Os du Randt in the South African rugby team's
scrum and he just heaves a short ball outside off over the long-on fence
with very little timing |
| 7.4 | Mills to Levi, no run |
| 7.5 | Mills
to Levi, 1 run, chips this ball outside off three-quarters of the way
to the cover boundary as the deep fielder runs in to collect |
| South Africa 81/2 RE Levi 58* (29b 2x4 7x6) |
| 8.2 | Franklin to Levi, 1 run, only 112kph and full on the pads, worked to long-on |
| 8.4 | Franklin to Levi, 1 run, full outside off and squeezed it towards cover |
| South Africa 86/2 RE Levi 60* (31b 2x4 7x6) |
| 9.4 | Mills to Levi, SIX, short slower ball outside off at 114kph but Levi spots it early and flatbats it over long-off with ease |
| 9.5 | Mills
to Levi, FOUR, smacks a full ball outside off past a diving cover and
it races to the fence, Levi is looking for a hundred here |
| 9.6 | Mills to Levi, 1 run, pulls away a short ball on off to deep midwicket |
| South Africa 105/2 RE Levi 71* (34b 3x4 8x6) |
| 10.1 | Hira to Levi, no run, fired into leg and jammed back to Hira |
| 10.2 | Hira to Levi, 1 run, flicks a full ball on leg through towards long-on |
| 10.5 | Hira to Levi, no run, fired into middle and Levi crunches it towards cover where Guptill dives brilliantly to cut it off |
| 10.6 | Hira
to Levi, SIX, Levi doesn't quite get underneath this ball but
nevertheless hits his ninth six tonight, hit flat towards long-off where
Franklin dived but couldn't get a hand to it as it went over his head |
| South Africa 114/2 RE Levi 78* (38b 3x4 9x6) |
| 11.2 | Bracewell
to Levi, SIX, and you can see why, Levi's sixes are into double digits,
hits a ball outside off flat down the ground and into the sightscreen |
| 11.3 | Bracewell
to Levi, SIX, that is a record, the most sixes ever in a Twenty20
International innings, pulls a short ball on middle and off with
impunity over the square leg boundary |
| 11.4 | Bracewell to Levi, 1 leg bye, fired into the pads and it hits them, rolls away |
| 11.6 | Bracewell
to Levi, SIX, that's a dozen!! 12th six for Levi, full outside off and
Levi slams it over the boundary with ease, absolutely smashed that, who
wants to bowl to him? |
| South Africa 135/2 RE Levi 96* (42b 3x4 12x6) |
| 12.3 | Hira to Levi, 1 run, full outside leg, Levi sweeps well but picks out deep backward square |
| South Africa 137/2 RE Levi 97* (43b 3x4 12x6) |
| 13.1 | Southee to Levi, 2 runs, full outside off and he drives through the covers into the deep, they rush back for a couple |
| 13.2 | Southee
to Levi, 1 run, there it is, the fastest ever Twenty20 International
hundred from Richard Levi! What a maiden hundred to make for your
country, drove a full ball outside off into the deep and shrieked in
delight, kissed the badge and beamed a grin as wide as the Antarctic
Ocean |
| South Africa 140/2 RE Levi 100* (45b 3x4 12x6) |
| 14.1 | Hira to Levi, 1 run, comes down the track and drills it to long-off |
| 14.3 | Hira
to Levi, FOUR, Levi decides he hasn't hit enough fours tonight, so gets
down on a knee and sweeps it through midwicket and out to the fence |
| 14.4 | Hira to Levi, 1 run, backs away well outside leg and cuts into the deep |
| 14.6 | Hira
to Levi, SIX, Levi hits the ball into Seddon Road, glad my car isn't
parked there, he came down and launched this over wide long-on past the
Northern Districts offices and out of the ground |
| South Africa 161/2 RE Levi 112* (49b 4x4 13x6) |
| 15.2 | Southee to Levi, 1 run, smears a ball on leg into the deep at backward square |
| 15.4 | Southee
to Levi, 1 wide, fired in down leg and Levi is beaten, but New Zealand
are the ones who are already well and truly beaten |
| 15.4 | Southee to Levi, FOUR, gets some luck as he inside edges his nemesis Southee pat the stumps and down to fine leg |
| 15.5 | Southee to Levi, 1 run, worked to deep backward square |
